Lengyan Pavilion

Lengyan Pavilion

Lengyan Pavilion is a famous Taoist temple and tourist attraction in Central Sichuan. It is located at the back of Longbei mountain at Yangxi Town, 15km south of Shehong City, Sichuan Province. Lengyan Pavilion is a cultural relic protection unit in Suining City.

Historical evolution

According to the records of Shehong City compiled during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, "Houshan Lengyan pavilion was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.". During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Huiqing Taihe and Chen qingjue came to Yangxi to build mountains. After that, Li Yixiang, Xiao Yangming and he laihuai served as the abbots of Lengyan Pavilion. In the late Qing Dynasty, Lengyan Pavilion used to be the seat of Daosi in northern Sichuan. It is the foot nunnery of Erxian nunnery in Chengdu and has 16 foot nunneries under its jurisdiction.

architectural art

The Lingyan Pavilion Taoist temple is built on the basis of Longbei mountain. It can be seen from the main street of Yangxi town through a roadway and a stone gate. The first couplet on both sides of the stone gate reads: "I want to go up to the blue sky and catch the bright moon; I want to sweep away the world of mortals." More than 50 steps up the stone level, half way up to the "jieyinchu" temple built before the founding of new China. The temple is located in the west side of the lower part of Lengshan Taoist temple. It is built near the cliff and faces the Fujiang River. The cliff has been dug to open up more than two mu of land. There are ancient banyan trees above the cliff, with luxuriant branches and leaves. The shade covers most of the leading places. There is a wooden couplet at the gate of the leading place. The text says: "the pavilion overlooks the three rivers, and every time you look at Jinhua, you will follow the Big Dipper; the mountain gate is divided into two temples, and you are ashamed to have no jade belt to present to Dongpo." Entering the temple gate is the Buddha Hall, in which there is a statue of Buddha. There is a small shop on the side of the Buddha Hall, selling incense, paper money and cakes. On the next floor, a fish pond, rockery and garden are built under the cover of banyan trees. At the same time, a rectangular stage and theater are built, which can accommodate more than 100 people. There are couplets on the front column of the stage: "expand my mind, sing the river to the East; rush on people's eyebrows, see the cool air coming to the West." On the left side of the stage, there is a long corridor and a couplet: "when can I get to zhenrujing? The name of this seat is a little like an nunnery." There is a stilted building outside the corridor, named "Wangjiang building". The above three couplets were written by Li Yusheng, a revolutionary and famous man of 1911. There is a "beauty of temporary view" at the junction of Lengshan mountain. You can have a panoramic view of Yangxi town. You can see Dongshan mountain, tongquanba, verdant peaks, misty Yunshan mountain, beautiful scenery of mountains and waters, and they complement each other. Therefore, it is known as "a small scenic spot in the world". There are many tourists. Shuo, laoma Tianqu, Li Yusheng, Tu Bingshan, wenyingjiang and Huangdong, the Chinese people of the county, usually come to the party to chant. Wen Yingjiang once wrote a couplet: "open up half an acre of land in the mountains; take in ten miles of the river." In front of the scene, a word to the point. In midsummer, banyan trees block out the sun, and the river breeze blows, which makes it cool. It is a good summer resort for many residents to climb mountains to enjoy the cool. Enter the gate of the village from the leading point, then climb the stone level and turn to the main gate of Lengyan temple. The mountain gate is wide. At the front of the gate, there is a woodcut couplet written by he Jingu, a native of the county: "lonely ducks in the sunset, the river and the sky are the same color; the jackdaws are green, and the bells are thousands of times. "In front of the mountain gate is a piece of open land, which used to be the venue for various activities when the temple fair was held. Lengshan Taoist temple is divided into three layers from bottom to top according to the mountain situation: the first layer directly opposite the mountain gate is Wuzu Hall (also known as Wuwen hall, including pigs, chickens, sheep, cattle and frogs). It is said that it was built in the Ming Dynasty, cutting and stabbing fences to create land. The second floor is Wenchang hall, which is dedicated to Wenchang Emperor (in charge of Culture). On the right side are three immortals hall and medicine king hall. The third highest floor is Laojun Hall (dedicated to Li Laojun) and Dongyue Hall (dedicated to Dongyue emperor). On the right side is the Sutra collection building, and on the left side is Chunyang building (dedicated to Chunyang patriarch). There are corridors and passages between the three floors. Even in rainy days, tourists will not get wet when they walk through a complete Taoist temple. ?

The highest and best place of Lengyan Pavilion is Chunyang building. Chunyang building is located at the side of Laojun hall. It has three floors and is about four Zhang high. There is a hall on the top floor, where the statue of Lu Chunyang (Dongbin) is worshipped. This building was built in the early years of the Republic of China. Its design is novel and its location is also very superior. It is very spacious. The floor sill is full of back seats. There are carved beams and painted buildings in the inner building. The windows are bright and clean. It is really interesting to climb the building to overlook the strange scenery of Huanghu village, Shifu mountain, Tianqiao ferry and so on. ?

On the right side of Dongyue hall, the Sutra house is symmetrical with Chunyang house. It is a treasure house for storing Taoist classics. The Sutra house is located on the Bank of the cliff at the top of the mountain, facing the Fujiang River. It is hidden in the shade of green. The red Baoding, glazed tiles and double cornices add the beauty of the scenery to the Taoist temple when looking far away. When the sun rises to the East, people look at the distance from the fence. Under their feet, there is a surging Fujiang River, surrounded by smoke, as if they were on Pengdao island in Xianshan. ?

Among the temples in the Lengyan Pavilion, the most mysterious one is the Dongyue hall, which worships the great emperor of Dongyue. It is said that "the death of Dongyue" is in charge of the life and death of the world, and most believers come to worship. The statue of the great emperor of Dongyue is very dignified. In the hall, there are two groups of generals, including judges, ghosts, ox heads, horse faces and yamen servants. In particular, the yawning image of one of the Yamen servants standing on both sides is vivid and attractive. In the whole hall, the light is gray and gives people a sense of gloomy terror. There is also Nanyue emperor behind the statue of Dongyue in Dongyue hall. There is a couplet at the door of Dongyue hall, which says: "don't be discouraged, a good man should accumulate virtue in this life and receive it in the next life; a treacherous man should be free from willfulness, be in debt when he lives and pay back when he dies.". There is a big abacus hanging on the beam in front of Dongyue hall. It is about 3 meters long and 1.4 meters wide. The abacus beads are also big. It is said that someone came here in the dead of night to hear the sound of dialing abacus beads. It is said that there was a businessman on the street of Yangxi town who was dishonest and repeatedly defaulted on debts. The creditor couldn't, so he had to kowtow to the statue in the Dongyue hall, burning money and paper, praying for a clear verdict. The next day, the creditor took the merchant to the statue of Dongyue to swear. When the merchant saw that the account on the abacus was very clear and accurate, he was very frightened. When he got home, he was reprimanded by his conscience and paid off the debts immediately. He also suffered from a disease. After the rumors spread, there was no one in Yangxi town who had no intention of defaulting. ?

On the side of Dongyue hall is Laojun hall. The statue of Li Laojun, the founder of Taoism, is dignified and dignified. On both sides are twelve cave golden immortals with excellent sculpture skills. There are carved beams and painted buildings on the house, and there are also statues of various immortals on the beams. There is a four character plaque on the front door of Laojun hall. "It's like a dragon" is the praise of Confucius, a great thinker in the spring and Autumn period, to Lao Tzu: "it's so gloomy, it's still like a dragon in heaven.". The calligraphy on the plaque is old and vigorous. It is said that it was written by famous calligraphers and painters with cotton and ink. Under the stone steps of your highness, there is an ancient ginkgo tree, about five or six feet high. Chuanyun was planted in the middle of Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. The ginkgo tree is surrounded by large trees, and the two people can't encircle each other, and the branches and leaves are luxuriant. The shade of the trees and the terrace add to the scenery of the Taoist temple.

Address: Yangxi Town, Shehong County, Sichuan Province

Longitude: 105.46012219415

Latitude: 30.775153157905

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